Chapter 27 Rain
The three of them returned home and took the cloth to the house. Thanks to the rain and no people on the road, the three people carrying the cloth were not seen by the villagers.
Mrs. Wang: "Hurry up and change your clothes. Why did you buy so much fabric? This is satin. You spent so much money." Mrs. Wang sighed.
"Mom, you don't have to pay for these. Just wait, my sister-in-law will come and talk to you later." After Li Mingzhi finished speaking, he went to change clothes.
After the three of them had changed and washed, the family sat in the upper room. Li Mingmei was very excited and talked to the Wangs and others with joy. However, they were wrong. They didn't seem to listen and didn't understand what it meant.
"Little sister, please rest for a while and drink some water. I'll talk to my parents." Zhao Yunlan pulled Li Mingmei and held Xiaobao in her arms.
"Father, mother, third brother, these fabrics are indeed given by the shopkeeper of the cloth shop. Because I negotiated the hair flower business with shopkeeper Wu. At first, shopkeeper Wu wanted to buy this style of hair flower for two taels of silver," Zhao Yunlan pointed out
Pointing at Li Mingmei’s hair.
"Two liang!" Old Man Li opened his eyes wide.
"Yes, Dad, Erliang, I didn't expect Shopkeeper Wu to be so kind. Later, I negotiated with Shopkeeper Wu on the condition of providing the style of the head flower. From now on, our family will have a share every month, and we will get 30%. So Shopkeeper Wu gave me
He gave us these fabrics, but these pieces of satin were a little wet and scattered."
Old Man Li and Li Mingli still had not recovered from the two taels of silver. Wang said: "Shopkeeper Wu is thoughtful. If you send some good materials, we won't be able to use them. Instead, we can wear these coarse cloths."
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"Well, it's just that now we can only make as much as shopkeeper Wu sells." Zhao Yunlan continued.
Mrs. Wang: "That's good. Otherwise, your sister-in-law would go out every day to take care of this business, and the family would be worried. Although the world is peaceful now, women are more dangerous outside."
"What mom said is true, I think so too. Also, I didn't buy that book. When I went there today, the bookstore owner said that the book was sold. I don't know who bought it." Zhao Yun
Lan continued, "I thought about it. Let's start the business first. When the business is stable, we will reveal to the villagers that this is made of sweet potatoes. After all, this is a method we have learned. If one day the secret is revealed,
It’s a nuisance after all.”
The Li family nodded and continued to listen to Zhao Yunlan's arrangements: "Father, mother, when the time comes, you can say that this method was learned by grandpa outside. Dad has heard it before, but later he forgot about it because of many things at home. This time it happened suddenly.
Come to think of it. Dad and mom can tell you exactly how they remembered it. If the people in the village don't ask carefully, just deal with it in a daze."
Mrs. Wang was thinking in her heart: This old lady is indeed married to the wrong person! Zhao Yunlan obviously learned it by herself. It is not an exaggeration whether she starts her own business or brings it back to her parents' family. The eldest daughter-in-law is still determined to leave her to her family.
Li family.
"Mother, mother" Li Mingmei saw that Wang didn't say anything, so she shouted twice before Wang came back to her senses.
"Lanniang, our Li family owes you a lot." Wang faced Zhao Yunlan solemnly.
"Mom, we are all one family, stop talking about these things. Just wait for things to get better."
"Okay, I understand what you are talking about. I will take care of the matter of making sweet potato flour. You just go about that business." Wang agreed.
"Okay, then we've made an agreement. Mom, please put these pieces of cloth away. Let's cut them some other day. We can almost make a set of clothes for each of us. I'm going to make dinner first. Third brother and younger brother, you can cut them when you have time.
Let’s go for sweet potatoes! We all know the steps, cut them first, and we need to prepare some sweet potato flour in advance. This sweet potato flour can be stored even if it is dried.” Zhao Yunlan just went out and noticed the rabbit in the corner.
Zhao Yunlan could spot the rabbit made of bamboo at a glance, because it was so vivid. Old Man Li made it today, and Xiaobao was very happy. Only when Zhao Yunlan came back later, the bamboo rabbit was left behind.
On the side, no one can occupy Zhao Yunlan's position in Xiaobao's heart.
"Dad, this rabbit must be popular with children. Dad might as well make up a few more. Dad can also think of other animals." Zhao Yunlan provided an idea. The rest depends on Old Man Li's craftsmanship.
Old Man Li was overjoyed. Today's events made Old Man Li extremely happy. "Hahaha, okay, the boss and his wife are getting more and more capable. We are just waiting for the boss to pass the exam. We are getting more and more ambitious these days."
Already."
Only then did Zhao Yunlan think that he had forgotten Li Mingren's exam and didn't know if he could pass it this time.
"Yes, Dad, we should know the status of the Prime Minister's exam in a few days." Zhao Yunlan went to the kitchen to get busy and no longer cared about Li Mingren.
Mrs. Wang: "Well, I don't know what the situation will be like this year. You can just make rabbits in peace and keep a normal mind."
Old Man Li suddenly woke up: "Hey, you should go back to your room and rest!"
The Li family has been busy these days, but with this weather, it has rained for several days in a row, and Old Li is worried about the wheat in the fields.
Li Mingli sent a new style of headdress to town on a drizzling morning.
"Shopkeeper Wu, I am the third eldest son of the Li family. This is the style my sister-in-law asked me to send. This is the first time that my sister-in-law asked me to send three styles so that the shopkeeper can open up the business."
"Hahaha, Brother Li, thank you. I thought you would deliver it later if it rains these days. Brother Li, please come in, have a cup of tea and rest for a while."
"Shopkeeper Wu, I won't interrupt you. I want to go find my second brother."
"Oh, your second brother is also in town?"
"Well, I'm helping to build the Zhuangzi over there. I'll take my leave now, Shopkeeper Wu."
Shopkeeper Wu sent Li Mingli to the door and bowed his hands.
Li Mingli came to the entrance of this village. The gate was also under construction. Li Mingli searched for a long time and saw the steward who signed up last time. "Steward, please stay. I am Li Mingyi's younger brother. Do you remember the steward?"
"Oh, haha, it's your boy. I remember how to find your brother." The steward said.
"Well, I brought some clothes for my brother. Could you please help convey it to the steward?"
"What else are you conveying? Let's go. I'll take you in to find him." The steward led Li Mingli in.
"Lao San, why are you here? Thank you so much, steward." Li Mingyi saw Li Mingli coming from a distance.
"Thank you steward for leading the way. Brother, I'll give you some clothes." The steward left and the two brothers talked.
"Brother, how long does it take to finish the work here? I'm very busy at home now. I'm still waiting for you to go back and help." Li Mingli talked about the situation at home.
"That's great, Third Brother. I'd say it's worth the fall for my sister-in-law, hahaha. It will take a while for this village to be fully completed, but my work is almost over. It's mainly because of the rain these days, which has delayed some time.
Otherwise, it should be over. You should help your parents and sister-in-law at home. I just don’t know how my eldest brother did in the exam."
"Yes, everyone is waiting for the letter. I won't say any more. Second brother, I have to go back."
When Li Mingli went back, it rained heavily again, and even wearing a raincoat couldn't stop it from soaking in.
Chapter completed!